Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-11
NoA Il FOUNDATION.
Inc humor That Certain Uenhers az
the school Board Would Resisn Be.
cause Some Of the Hish School Pa.
rom Disapprove Their Recent Ac.
ton.

AAVAA AN0VW80 nv
ton.
Afumor being circulated sub rosa about
town Yesterday that some members Of tho
Board u ScoolT Trustees were eontemplatine
resignation in consequence of the rejection
upon their action at the last Board meet.
ing oy q portion Of the parents Of children
attending the High School contained in a
petition Tor the reinstatement Of Nh. Nevill
as principal Of the High School, q represen.
tative OF The MINER paid . visit to Mr.. p.
>. brophy, one Of the gentlemen whose
name was mentioned. He was asked what
truth there was in the report a. far a. he
was concerned, and in reply said: II have
heard OF the petition you speak Of being cir
culated, but / do not think that it is q ron.
r~esentative one. There are probably 100
or 40 signatures on it, but the people who
have signed 1t are
MOI JUDGES
OF our actions, Mr.. Brownlee and myself
took the action We did in regard to Mr..
Newill after mature consideration and care
ful investigation. We knew We were there
NO " uoV0Oo j jag CuOC4 OxO0Al 10I0f88tS
OF this community confded to US and We
acted conscienciously for the best interests
ofthose who elected us-noto of any particu-
lar set or clique. I, for one, am satisfied
that I was right and I don't intend to re- !
cede from my position. To abandon that
n reappoint MI. Newill would amount to
q confession that I was in tho wrong and I /
am confident of the correctness of my
course. 30 is Mr.: Brownlee. There is not
a more conscientious man than he, but he
is q sensitive man and says that he feels he |
TAI be |
OF NO FURTHER ERNIC
to the schools and he would rather resign |
than create dissension or be in any way
a bar to the harmony and good feeling that
should characterize the relationship of the
Board to the electors. As to that petit
ton, I do not accept it as an intimation
from the electors that they are dissatisfied |
me. I am satisfied, on the contrary, |
l could go out here and in. an after
noon get five hundred signatures to q DE-
tltion indorsing q action. There would
be q much greater cry from our friends il We
should resign than has been raised because
OF our action. As to Professor Newill
himself, l do not think him tit to prepare
children for their proper performance Of
Ao . Uu0I0o. Nc ID q mere I0eOrl9C-ho |
knows what the books contain, but be-
yond that he is valueless. The High
is
THE LAST OPPORTUNITY
The majority Of the pupils have for receiv-
ng instructions, and I feel that it would be
much better to have a man with a more
turn of mind to instruct the
for the demands of life upon which
hey are entering. This entire agitation is
he product of less than halt O dozen fami-
iee, and l don't feel bound to set aside
vhat I consider the wishes of the commu.
lity in Difference to their wishes. 1, will be
o me matter of sincere regret if the school
district should lose the services OF Mr..
srownlee, and in case that event occurs l
IN exceedingly anxious to have an express
of popular opinion on the subject of
lis successor, instead of leaving the ap-
'ointment to the selection Of tho County
superintendent as the statutes provide" (
$50 that you do not intend to resign
'ourself in consequence OF this petition :"
Not in the present aspect of affairs. II.
IA not so sure Of Mr.. Brownlee's inten-
ions, but am going to encourage him all II.
an to take the same view of the matter .
hat I do" I